Science And Technology category: 927 books

Wissenschaftler, Künstler, Politiker und Abenteurer - sie alle verändern die Welt. Wie leben sie? Was treibt sie an? Was ist das Geheimnis ihres Erfolgs? Ob Weltverbesserer oder Fantasten - sie eint die Leidenschaft für ihre Berufung und der unbedingte Wille, ihre Vision zu verwirklichen. Manfred...

In 1782, when Luke Howard was ten, he began keeping a weather journal to describe what he saw in the sky—he especially loved to watch the clouds. As an adult, Luke wanted to classify clouds, though many others had failed at this.

In this kids' biography, discover the fascinating story of Florence Nightingale, who cared for British soldiers during wartime as the "Lady of the Lamp." Florence Nightingale was a pioneer of nursing at a time when women were discouraged from working outside the home, especially in the field...

Ce qu’il faut de patience, de travail, mais aussi de génie pour concevoir des innovations capables de bouleverser le monde ! D’Archimède et ses machines de guerre, au web de Tim Berners-Lee, en passant par les mille brevets de Thomas Edison et l’automobile des époux Benz, voici les portraits...

George Washington Carver was born into the violent era of slavery, yet he had big ideas. The first was to get an education. That meant leaving his Missouri home at a young age, washing people's clothes to pay for school, moving from town to town, and fleeing a lynch mob. Carver's second big idea was...

Piensa que naciste hace 300 años. Imagina que has decidido estudiar astronomía, matemáticas, ingeniería, cartografía, geografía, filosofía e historia.¿Cómo habría sido tu vida? Tal vez muy parecida a la de Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora, un hombre que en una sola vida estudió todas estas...

Louis Pasteur is the scientist who first began pasteurization. This engaging Spanish biography highlights the life and accomplishments of Pasteur and how he had a major impact on the world of food science. Along with learning about Pasteur's dedication to studying various molds, bacteria, and yeast,...

Isaac Newton was a revolutionary thinker who changed how we look at everything from gravity and optics to astronomy. He even invented a whole new type of math: calculus! This book follows Newton’s journey of discovery from his childhood on an English farm through his years learning and teaching...

Me llamo Emma Darwin, y fui esposa de uno de los científicos más valiosos que ha dado la humanidad: Charles Darwin, el amor de mi vida. Mi marido descubrió´uno de los mayores secretos del mundo viviente: el de la evolución. Charles quería saber cómo es que existen tantos seres vivos tan distintos...

Certamente você já ouviu falar de Santos-Dumont, sabe que ele inventou o primeiro avião a levantar voo. Mas talvez não saiba que ele inventou uma porção de outras coisas, como o relógio de pulso. Neste livro, você conhecerá um pouco da infância de um dos inventores mais célebres do mundo.

In 1938, at the age of 37, Enrico Fermi was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. That same year he emigrated from Italy to the United States and, in the course of his experiments, discovered nuclear fission--a process which forms the basis of nuclear power and atomic bombs. Soon the brilliant physicist...

Everyone has heard of Albert Einstein-but what exactly did he do? How much do kids really know about Albert Einstein besides the funny hair and genius label? For instance, do they know that he was expelled from school as a kid? Finally, here's the story of Albert Einstein's life, told in a fun, engaging way that clearly explores the world he lived in and changed.

Marie Curie, the woman who coined the term radioactivity, won not just one Nobel Prize but two?in physics and chemistry, both supposedly girl-phobic sciences.

This is the fourth book in Tundra's Great Idea Series of biographies for young readers. The story behind the invention of the elevator is one that all young children can relate to! The previous books in the series have been well reviewed, and this new book will be equally compelling. A short,...